Peter and Rose Swereda Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1817

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Scope and Contents

This collection mainly includes letters written by Peter Swereda to his family in New Jersey. The collection also includes a smaller number of letters written by Peter’s wife, Rose, to Peter’s sister, Ann. The letters were written and sent from US Army Air Force training sites in Tennessee and Alabama, with most originating from the Maxwell Army Air Force Base in Alabama.

Dates

Creation: 1943 - 1944

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections. For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.

Biographical / Historical

Peter Swereda, originally from Paterson, New Jersey, was a bomber pilot in the Pacific theater of the Second World War. While training for his duty in the Pacific, Peter was based at facilities in Tennessee and Alabama. Following his training in Alabama, Peter moved on to Lincoln, Nebraska, for more training before participating in the invasion of Okinawa.